Consumption of Green Tea and its Health Effect on Sleeping among Hong Kong Young Adults

Green tea is made from leaves of Camellia Sinensis without fermentation (Suzuki, Miyoshi & Isemura, 2012). This is a popular and healthy drink in Asian countries because of the possibility of health promotion to promote cancer and cardiovascular diseases Health Publications, 2012; Iwasaki et al. , 2014). Many preferable effects are due to the antioxidant activity of (-) - epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) which is the main component of green tea (Suzuki et al., 2012).

The most important compound is polyphenols called catechins. And it is one of the richest sources. This is one reason why green tea is one of the most studied teas. When you drink tea there are some health benefits such as lowering blood pressure, lowering cholesterol, improving cognition and lowering risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Several large epidemiological and well-managed clinical trials provide evidence to support this. The same study shows that drinking 5-10 cups a day for several months can produce these effects. Although these numbers are relatively difficult to achieve in Western society, research conducted in the Asian population shows that these quantities can be easily achieved.

Two years ago, Hong Kong style milk tea was registered as an intangible cultural heritage of Hong Kong. According to industry statistics, Hong Kong has about two million cups of milk tea each day, and milk tea enthusiasts feel that it is difficult to make beer at home. The original researcher of the electronic company felt great commercial possibilities and studied the smart tea maker to automatically make tea over 3 years. Rick Ha, Managing Director of Qi Aerista, a smart tea manufacturing company, is a Hong Kong-style milk tea enthusiast who wants to take the scent of coffee flavored milk tea with a smooth tea set. In collaboration with Chinese nationally recognized tea drinkers he studied how to automatically tea tea, including from tea selection to brewing time and water tea ratio.

Hong Kong style milk tea and lemon tea are popular among young people, but it is difficult to taste the correct taste at home. Now the company in Hong Kong has developed a smart teapot that makes it possible to brew all kinds of tea including milk tea and lemon tea. You can use the app to control the time Tea is ready in 10 minutes after tea powder or tea leaves are placed in the teapot. The company's goal is to attract tea enthusiasts from all over the world and to collect $ 100,000 investment through accelerator programs. In hopes of further promoting Chinese tea and Hong Kong style milk tea, they are planning to launch the Kickstarter campaign in October (now November - Rick). - - - - Reporter Ashley Wu